#511D51#511D51

#511D51 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.2% C 0.106 H 327.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511D51
RGB	rgb(81, 29, 81)
HSL	hsl(300, 47%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(300, 64%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.91, 32.12, -20.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.91, 38.14, 327.38°)
OKLab	oklab(33.18% 0.0894 -0.0567)
OKLCH	oklch(33.18% 0.106 327.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.3178, 3.2225, 8.1249)
Luminance	0.0322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511D51 #1D511D

analogous

#371D51 #511D51 #511D37

triadic

#511D51 #51511D #1D5151

tetradic

#511D51 #51371D #1D511D #1D3751

square

#511D51 #51371D #1D511D #1D3751

split-complementary

#511D51 #37511D #1D5137

monochromatic

#170817 #240D24 #511D51 #7E2D7E #AB3DAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.77

#511D51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#511D51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511D51

12.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511D51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511D51	1.00	12.77	1.64	12.77
#FFFFFF	12.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#172E53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#293550

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#542334

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511d51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 29, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.2% 0.106 327.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845d82',
    500: '#511d51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511d51;
$custom-light: #845d82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511d51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 47.273,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33179,
    "c": 0.10588,
    "h": 327.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511D51

secondary

#448644

accent

#D75151

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9EE

border

#CAC5C9

text

#0B040A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511D51

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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